kirk-garth
/ˈkəːkɡɑːθ/Now chiefly English regional (northern )
noun
A churchyard.
- Attested earliest in surnames..
Origin
Middle English. From kirk + garth, perhaps after an equivalent compound in early Scandinavian: compare Old Icelandic kirkju-garðr, Old Swedish kirkio garþer (Swedish kyrkogård), Danish kyrckaegarth (Danish kirkegård).